Now in his fourth year as an assistant coach with the King
men’s wrestling team, Nick Stella brings a wealth of
enthusiasm to complement his Division I wrestling experience. After
finding success early in his career, he has carried that with him
to pass on to his athletes at King with outstanding results.

In 2012-13, Stella helped the Tornado post a dual match record
of 5-3, while going 3-0 in conference matches. King also competed
in many tournaments and had two wrestler's finish in the top-6 of
the NCAA Division II Regional, Dyvon Passmore and Cody Davis. Both
Trevor Wentt and Jeremy Miller earned Academic All-American
Honors.

In his first two years as an assistant coach with King, Stella
has worked with six National Tournament qualifiers and two
All-Americans. In 2011-12, Frank Morgan and Tywan Claxton each
earned All-American honors as part of a foursome that traveled to
Pueblo, Colo. to represent the nationally-ranked Tornado. King
reached as high as No. 11 in the national rankings that year and
finished No. 20 overall in a season they were constantly in the
national spotlight.

Prior to coming to King, Stella was a four-year wrestler at the
University at Buffalo between 2005-10. He held an overall record of
71-66 in his career and currently holds the school record in dual
meet escapes with 93. At UB, he was trained by and wrestled for
NCAA Division I All-Americans Jim Beichner and Jeff Catrabone in
addition to NJCAA All-American, Frank Beasley.

His youth career began showing signs of success as early as his
seventh grade year when he started for the Sweet Home High School
varsity team and was a state qualifier the following year. He was a
four-time New York State Qualifier and posted a high school career
record of 184-32.

Stella graduated from the University at Buffalo in 2010 with a
degree in Health and Human Services and recently completed his
Masters of Education from King. His brother, Nic, is currently a
starter on the Tornado wrestling team at 149 pounds.